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  • 24 November 2022, Jerusalem, Palestine: A woman sits down to read at the compound of the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem old city.
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  • 24 November 2022, Jerusalem, Palestine: A woman walks through the compound of the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem old city.
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  • 23 November 2022, Bethlehem, Palestine: A woman walks towards Manger Square in central Bethlehem in the afternoon light.
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  • 22 November 2022, Jerusalem, Palestine: A woman walks down the steps of a street in the Jerusalem old city.
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  • 10 October 2022, Kyiv, Ukraine: A woman walks through the rubble on the street of Vulytsya Tereshchenkivsʹka in central Kyiv, which hours earlier was hit by a Russian missile. In the morning of 10 October, 75 Russian missiles were reported to have been fired at cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv, Lviv, and Kharkiv.
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  • 10 October 2022, Kyiv, Ukraine: A woman walks along the Tarasa Shevchenko boulevard in central Kiev, hours after the city suffered Russian missile strikes. In the morning of 10 October, 75 Russian missiles were reported to have been fired at cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv, Lviv, and Kharkiv.
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  • 10 October 2022, Kyiv, Ukraine: A woman walks along the street of Vulytsya Tereshchenkivsʹka in central Kyiv, which hours earlier was hit by a Russian missile. In the morning of 10 October, 75 Russian missiles were reported to have been fired at cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv, Lviv, and Kharkiv.
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  • 10 October 2022, Kyiv, Ukraine: A woman walks through the rubble and shards of glass on the street of Vulytsya Tereshchenkivsʹka in central Kyiv, which hours earlier was hit by a Russian missile. In the morning of 10 October, 75 Russian missiles were reported to have been fired at cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv, Lviv, and Kharkiv.
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  • 10 October 2022, Kyiv, Ukraine: A woman walks through the rubble and shards of glass on the street of Vulytsya Tereshchenkivsʹka in central Kyiv, which hours earlier was hit by a Russian missile. In the morning of 10 October, 75 Russian missiles were reported to have been fired at cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv, Lviv, and Kharkiv.
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  • 24 May 2022, Shakhty, Russia: Father Vladislav Kasyanov of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), Shakhty diocese, comforts an elderly woman upon her arrival at the Shakhty diocese's aid centre for Ukrainian refugees at the Church of the Don Icon of the Mother of God, in Shakhty, southwest Russia. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. Located close to the border, Shakhty diocese receives refugees mainly from the Luhansk area of Donbas, the majority of whom are women and children. The aid centre serves as a collection and distribution point for aid to refugees arriving from neighbouring Ukraine, close to a million of whom have fled to Russia according to mid-May figures from the United Nations (UNHCR) following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February.
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  • 24 May 2022, Shakhty, Russia: Father Vladislav Kasyanov of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), Shakhty diocese, comforts an elderly woman upon her arrival at the Shakhty diocese's aid centre for Ukrainian refugees at the Church of the Don Icon of the Mother of God, in Shakhty, southwest Russia. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. Located close to the border, Shakhty diocese receives refugees mainly from the Luhansk area of Donbas, the majority of whom are women and children. The aid centre serves as a collection and distribution point for aid to refugees arriving from neighbouring Ukraine, close to a million of whom have fled to Russia according to mid-May figures from the United Nations (UNHCR) following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February.
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  • 24 May 2022, Shakhty, Russia: Father Vladislav Kasyanov of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), Shakhty diocese, comforts an elderly woman upon her arrival at the Shakhty diocese's aid centre for Ukrainian refugees at the Church of the Don Icon of the Mother of God, in Shakhty, southwest Russia. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. Located close to the border, Shakhty diocese receives refugees mainly from the Luhansk area of Donbas, the majority of whom are women and children. The aid centre serves as a collection and distribution point for aid to refugees arriving from neighbouring Ukraine, close to a million of whom have fled to Russia according to mid-May figures from the United Nations (UNHCR) following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February.
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  • 24 May 2022, Shakhty, Russia: Father Vladislav Kasyanov of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), Shakhty diocese, comforts an elderly woman upon her arrival at the Shakhty diocese's aid centre for Ukrainian refugees at the Church of the Don Icon of the Mother of God, in Shakhty, southwest Russia. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. Located close to the border, Shakhty diocese receives refugees mainly from the Luhansk area of Donbas, the majority of whom are women and children. The aid centre serves as a collection and distribution point for aid to refugees arriving from neighbouring Ukraine, close to a million of whom have fled to Russia according to mid-May figures from the United Nations (UNHCR) following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February.
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  • 24 May 2022, Shakhty, Russia: A church volunteer distributes clothing to a refugee woman from Ukraine at the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) Shakhty diocese's aid centre for Ukrainian refugees at the Church of the Don Icon of the Mother of God, in Shakhty, southwest Russia. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. Located close to the border, Shakhty diocese receives refugees mainly from the Luhansk area of Donbas, the majority of whom are women and children. The aid centre serves as a collection and distribution point for aid to refugees arriving from neighbouring Ukraine, close to a million of whom have fled to Russia according to mid-May figures from the United Nations (UNHCR) following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February.
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  • 28 March 2022, Arusha, Tanzania: A woman provides simultaneous interpretation of a sermon into sign language during morning devotion at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania offices in Arusha, Tanzania.
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  • 2 April 2022, Obongi district, Uganda: A woman kisses her child on the cheek as they visit the Iboa Health Centre, Obongi district of northern Uganda, where the Lutheran World Federation in collaboration with Medical Teams International provide support to malnourished refugee children and mothers.
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: Nyandeng Lual, Dinca refugee from South Sudan, is a woman affairs leader in the Nyumanzi refugee settlement in Adjumani district, West Nile area of Uganda. The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: A woman works at a sewing machine at a women's self-help group in Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani, Uganda. The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: A Ukranian refugee woman carries snacks and drinks offered by aid workers upon arrival in Záhony, Hungary. A town of some 3,500 residents, Záhony has become a key border crossing for Ukrainians going to Hungary, particularly by train. Záhony residents support incoming refugees in a variety of ways, and a local high school has been repurposed to serve as a temporary centre for accommodation with a capacity for 250 refugees, as they pass through the town on their way onward into Hungary or other neighbouring countries. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary, to seek refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation.
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  • 10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: A woman walks with her children across the platform at Záhony train station in northeast Hungary. Ukrainian refugees arrive daily at the train station in Záhony, Hungary. A town of some 3,500 residents, Záhony has become a key border crossing for Ukrainians going to Hungary, particularly by train. Záhony residents support incoming refugees in a variety of ways, and a local high school has been repurposed to serve as a temporary centre for accommodation with a capacity for 250 refugees, as they pass through the town on their way onward into Hungary or other neighbouring countries. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary, to seek refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation.
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  • 9 March 2022, Barabás, Hungary: A woman makes a bed at a Caritas Hungary support centre for incoming refugees from Ukraine in the small border crossing village of Barabás in northeast Hungary. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 refugees from Ukraine have fled across the border into neighbouring Hungary, where a range of church and civil society organizations are now mobilizing support, ranging from arranging accommodation, providing information and donating diapers for the children, sanitizers, hygiene supplies and other necessities for people on the move.
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  • 7 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: A woman smiles at her child, as they pick up food and other supplies offered by the International Red Cross, at Nyugati station in Budapest. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the Nyugati train station in Budapest has become a central entry point for refugees arriving by train from the Ukrainian border areas in northeast Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees, including support in arranging free accommodation, tickets for onward travel, as well as necessary items such as snacks and food, diapers for the children, clothes and basic medical supplies.
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  • 7 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: A woman carries her child across the platform at Nyugati station in Budapest. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the Nyugati train station in Budapest has become a central entry point for refugees arriving by train from the Ukrainian border areas in northeast Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees, including support in arranging free accommodation, tickets for onward travel, as well as necessary items such as snacks and food, diapers for the children, clothes and basic medical supplies.
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  • 7 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: A woman carries her child across the platform at Nyugati station in Budapest. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the Nyugati train station in Budapest has become a central entry point for refugees arriving by train from the Ukrainian border areas in northeast Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees, including support in arranging free accommodation, tickets for onward travel, as well as necessary items such as snacks and food, diapers for the children, clothes and basic medical supplies.
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  • 7 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: A woman carries her child across the platform at Nyugati station in Budapest. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the Nyugati train station in Budapest has become a central entry point for refugees arriving by train from the Ukrainian border areas in northeast Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees, including support in arranging free accommodation, tickets for onward travel, as well as necessary items such as snacks and food, diapers for the children, clothes and basic medical supplies.
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  • 7 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: Ukrainian refugee woman Alona pushes a pram with her son through Nyugati train station in Budapest. Alona and her 1.5-year-old son as well as her mother arrived at Nyugati station from Ukraine on 6 March, following a 26-hour long journey from Kyiv, from which they had to flee following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the Nyugati train station in Budapest has become a central entry point for refugees arriving by train from the Ukrainian border areas in northeast Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees, including support in arranging free accommodation, tickets for onward travel, as well as necessary items such as snacks and food, diapers for the children, clothes and basic medical supplies.
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  • 7 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: Ukrainian refugee woman Alona pushes a pram with her son through Nyugati train station in Budapest. Alona and her 1.5-year-old son as well as her mother arrived at Nyugati station from Ukraine on 6 March, following a 26-hour long journey from Kyiv, from which they had to flee following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the Nyugati train station in Budapest has become a central entry point for refugees arriving by train from the Ukrainian border areas in northeast Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees, including support in arranging free accommodation, tickets for onward travel, as well as necessary items such as snacks and food, diapers for the children, clothes and basic medical supplies.
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  • 7 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: Aniko, a woman of Hungarian descent currently living in Budapest after growing up in Franche speaks at a volunteer worker coordination meeting at Mandák house, home to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary, Józsefváros district. Serving some of the poorest areas of Budapest, the parish in Józsefváros is an active congregation with regards to social work, and more than 100 people have volunteered to help organise and provide support for incoming refugees from Ukraine, following the beginning of a Russian invasion of the country on 24 February 2022. With the massive influx of refugees arriving daily in Hungary, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary is taking an active role in responding to the most urgent needs.
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  • 7 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: Ukrainian refugee woman Alona is interviewed by a television crew at Nyugati train station in Budapest. Alona and her 1.5-year-old son as well as her mother arrived at Nyugati station from Ukraine on 6 March, following a 26-hour long journey from Kyiv, from which they had to flee following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the Nyugati train station in Budapest has become a central entry point for refugees arriving by train from the Ukrainian border areas in northeast Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees, including support in arranging free accommodation, tickets for onward travel, as well as necessary items such as snacks and food, diapers for the children, clothes and basic medical supplies.
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  • 14 March 2022, Pozdišovce, Slovakia: A woman lays her hand on a book of hymns during Sunday service at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pozdišovce.
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  • 14 March 2022, Pozdišovce, Slovakia: A woman prays during Sunday service at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pozdišovce.
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  • 6 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: A woman folds her hands in prayer, as on 6 March, hundreds of people gather for a charity concert organised at the Lutheran church at Deák tér in Budapest, to mobilise support for the work for the hundreds of thousands of refugees who have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary in the past few days — fleeing the atrocities of war, since Russia military forces began its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022.
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  • 14 March 2022, Pozdišovce, Slovakia: A woman sings during Sunday service at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Pozdišovce.
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  • 12 March, 2022, Liptovský Hrádok, Slovakia: Ukrainian refugee woman Angelina from Dnipro, Ukraine at the Janoskov Dom ('House of the bishop Janoska'). The house Janoskov Dom belongs to the Liptovský Hrádok congregation and has up to now been used for conferences and youth camps, among other things, but now is being repurposed to provide shelter and accommodation for refugee families fleeing war in Ukraine.  Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have crossed the border into Slovakia in search of refuge, and many are being hosted by local parishes around Slovakia, until they can find more permanent accommodation.
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  • 12 March, 2022, Liptovský Hrádok, Slovakia: Ukrainian refugee woman Valeria talks to Slovakian-born pastor Rev. Drahus Oslik at the Janoskov Dom ('House of the bishop Janoska').The house Janoskov Dom belongs to the Liptovský Hrádok congregation and has up to now been used for conferences and youth camps, among other things, but now is being repurposed to provide shelter and accommodation for refugee families fleeing war in Ukraine. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have crossed the border into Slovakia in search of refuge, and many are being hosted by local parishes around Slovakia, until they can find more permanent accommodation.
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  • 12 March, 2022, Liptovský Hrádok, Slovakia: A Ukrainian refugee woman drinks a cup of tea at the Janoskov Dom ('House of the bishop Janoska'). The house Janoskov Dom belongs to the Liptovský Hrádok congregation and has up to now been used for conferences and youth camps, among other things, but now is being repurposed to provide shelter and accommodation for refugee families fleeing war in Ukraine. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have crossed the border into Slovakia in search of refuge, and many are being hosted by local parishes around Slovakia, until they can find more permanent accommodation.
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  • 12 March, 2022, Veľký Slavkov, Slovakia: Ukrainian refugee woman Lesia Drobot plays with her 1-year-old child Milana at a repurposed youth centre in Veľký Slavkov. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have crossed the border into Slovakia in search of refuge, and many are being hosted by local parishes around Slovakia, until they can find more permanent accommodation.
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  • 12 March, 2022, Poprad, Slovakia: Ukrainian refugee woman Tatiana (Tanya) Radchuk, who together with her husband and their daughter fled from home in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine following the Russian invasion of the country. While the family wanted to stay and were long incredulous to the possibility of a war being immanent, when Russian missiles hitting the city started destroying houses in their own neighbourhood, they realised they had to flee. With support from the Red Cross, they made it to Vyšné Nemecké, the border crossing connecting Slovakia with the city of Uzhgorod in Ukraine, and found refuge in Slovakia.
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  • 12 March, 2022, Veľký Slavkov, Slovakia: Ukrainian refugee woman Lesia Drobot and her 1-year-old child Milana at a repurposed youth centre in Veľký Slavkov. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have crossed the border into Slovakia in search of refuge, and many are being hosted by local parishes around Slovakia, until they can find more permanent accommodation.
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  • 17 March 2022, Siret, Romania: A woman firefighter greets a young refugee child from Ukraine as he arrives at the Vama Siret border crossing, Romania. The Vama Siret border crossing connects northeast Romania with Ukraine. Located north of Siret and further in the south the city of Suceava, the crossing connects Romania with the Ukrainian village of Terebleche and further north the city of Chernivtsi. Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military starting on 24 February 2022, close to half a million refugees have fled across the Ukrainian border into Romania. In the past 24 hours, government figures indicate more than 50,000 people have crossed the border in search of refuge, an estimated 20 percent of whom are expected to stay in Romania, rather than transit into other European countries.
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  • 17 March 2022, Siret, Romania: A woman firefighter helps carry a young refugee child from Ukraine as he arrives at the Vama Siret border crossing, Romania. The Vama Siret border crossing connects northeast Romania with Ukraine. Located north of Siret and further in the south the city of Suceava, the crossing connects Romania with the Ukrainian village of Terebleche and further north the city of Chernivtsi. Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military starting on 24 February 2022, close to half a million refugees have fled across the Ukrainian border into Romania. In the past 24 hours, government figures indicate more than 50,000 people have crossed the border in search of refuge, an estimated 20 percent of whom are expected to stay in Romania, rather than transit into other European countries.
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  • 17 March 2022, Siret, Romania: A woman holds a water bottle she has received, as she and other refugees from Ukraine wait to board a bus to Suceava from the Vama Siret border crossing, Romania. The Vama Siret border crossing connects northeast Romania with Ukraine. Located north of Siret and further in the south the city of Suceava, the crossing connects Romania with the Ukrainian village of Terebleche and further north the city of Chernivtsi. Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military starting on 24 February 2022, close to half a million refugees have fled across the Ukrainian border into Romania. In the past 24 hours, government figures indicate more than 50,000 people have crossed the border in search of refuge, an estimated 20 percent of whom are expected to stay in Romania, rather than transit into other European countries.
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  • 11 March 2022, Vyšné Nemecké, Slovakia: A woman prepares food in a soup kitchen for incoming refugees from Ukraine, at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine. The Vyšné Nemecké border crossing connects Slovakia with the city of Uzhgorod in Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of refugees have crossed the border to Slovakia in search of refuge and shelter from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation. The border crossing at Vyšné Nemecké sees up to some 10,000 refugees cross each day, with faith-based and humanitarian organisations providing immediate support to people as they come into Slovakia. Support onsite includes simple shelter and beds for resting, information services, coordination of onward travel into Slovakia and finding temporary accommodation there, medical and psychosocial support, food, drinks, toys for the children, hygiene items and other necessities.
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  • 24 November 2022, Jerusalem, Palestine: A woman sits inside the Dome of the Rock at the Al Aqsa mosque in the Jerusalem old city.
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  • 24 November 2022, Jerusalem, Palestine: A woman makes her way to the Dome of the Rock at the Al Aqsa mosque in the Jerusalem old city.
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  • 24 November 2022, Jerusalem, Palestine: A woman stops to adjust her outfit at the Al Aqsa mosque in the Jerusalem old city.
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  • 24 November 2022, Jerusalem, Palestine: A woman makes her way to the Dome of the Rock at the Al Aqsa mosque in the Jerusalem old city.
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  • 24 November 2022, Jerusalem, Palestine: A woman makes her way to the Dome of the Rock at the Al Aqsa mosque in the Jerusalem old city.
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  • 24 November 2022, Jerusalem, Palestine: A woman makes her way to the Dome of the Rock at the Al Aqsa mosque in the Jerusalem old city.
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  • 22 November 2022, Jerusalem, Palestine: A woman pauses by a set of prayer candles inside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem.
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  • 23 November 2022, Bethlehem, Palestine: A woman talks on the phone at checkpoint 300 in Bethlehem. The checkpoint, which separates Bethlehem and the West Bank from the city of Jerusalem, sees thousands of Palestinians pass through daily, many of them for work in the city of Jerusalem.
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  • 10 October 2022, Kyiv, Ukraine: A woman walks past a building of the Kyiv city council, department of health, struck only hours earlier by Russian missiles, as in the morning of 10 October, 75 Russian missiles were reported to have been fired at cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv, Lviv, and Kharkiv.
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  • 10 October 2022, Kyiv, Ukraine: A woman takes photos of a playground sealed off after being damaged in the blast from a Russian missile hitting the Taras Shevchenko Park in central Kyiv. In the morning of 10 October, 75 Russian missiles were reported to have been fired at cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv, Lviv, and Kharkiv.
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  • 10 October 2022, Kyiv, Ukraine: A woman enters a building damaged by a Russian missile explosion on the street of Vulytsya Tereshchenkivsʹka in central Kyiv, which hours earlier was hit by a Russian missile. In the morning of 10 October, 75 Russian missiles were reported to have been fired at cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv, Lviv, and Kharkiv.
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  • 10 October 2022, Kyiv, Ukraine: A woman walks through the rubble and shards of glass on the street of Vulytsya Tereshchenkivsʹka in central Kyiv, which hours earlier was hit by a Russian missile. In the morning of 10 October, 75 Russian missiles were reported to have been fired at cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv, Lviv, and Kharkiv.
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  • 24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: A refugee woman from Ukraine holds her child in her arms at the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov-on-Don. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children.
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  • 24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: A refugee woman from Ukraine holds her child in her arms at the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov-on-Don. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children.
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  • 24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: A refugee woman from Ukraine holds her child in her arms at the Iversky Convent in northern Rostov-on-Don. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. A few dozen of them are currently offered accommodation and food at the Iversky Convent of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) in northern Rostov-on-Don. The convent has adapted housing normally offered to pilgrims visiting the convent to serve instead as accommodation for refugees from Ukraine, most of whom are women and children.
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  • 24 May 2022, Rostov-on-Don, Russia: A woman makes her way to the Church of Iversky in northern Rostov-on-Don.
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  • 23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: An elderly woman holds a dog in her arms at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees.
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  • 23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: A pregnant woman holds the hand of her child at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees.
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  • 23 May 2022, Taganrog, Russia: A woman carries a young child in her arms at the Kotlostroitel Children’s Wellness Centre ”Sunny” in the village of Krasnydesant, near Taganrog in southwest Russia, which following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February serves as temporary accommodation for refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine — most of them women, children and elderly people. While the refugees receive Russian state support for accommodation and meals, the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) also accompany them, providing spiritual and psychosocial support, as well as processing and responding to individual or more specific requests or needs expressed by the refugees.
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  • 24 May 2022, Shakhty, Russia: Father Vladislav Kasyanov of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate), Shakhty diocese, comforts an elderly woman upon her arrival at the Shakhty diocese's aid centre for Ukrainian refugees at the Church of the Don Icon of the Mother of God, in Shakhty, southwest Russia. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. Located close to the border, Shakhty diocese receives refugees mainly from the Luhansk area of Donbas, the majority of whom are women and children. The aid centre serves as a collection and distribution point for aid to refugees arriving from neighbouring Ukraine, close to a million of whom have fled to Russia according to mid-May figures from the United Nations (UNHCR) following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February.
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  • 24 May 2022, Shakhty, Russia: A woman takes photographs of visitors to Pokrov Cathedral in Shakhty.
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  • 24 May 2022, Shakhty, Russia: A church volunteer distributes clothing to a refugee woman from Ukraine at the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) Shakhty diocese's aid centre for Ukrainian refugees at the Church of the Don Icon of the Mother of God, in Shakhty, southwest Russia. Following the eruption of war in Ukraine, many refugees from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine have taken refuge across the border in neighbouring Russia. Located close to the border, Shakhty diocese receives refugees mainly from the Luhansk area of Donbas, the majority of whom are women and children. The aid centre serves as a collection and distribution point for aid to refugees arriving from neighbouring Ukraine, close to a million of whom have fled to Russia according to mid-May figures from the United Nations (UNHCR) following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February.
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  • 25 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: A woman bows to venerate an icon in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in central Moscow.
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  • 25 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: A woman bows to venerate an icon in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in central Moscow.
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  • 25 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: A woman lights a candle in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in central Moscow.
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: A woman venerates an icon (right) while another one lights a prayer candle (left) at the Danilov monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).
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  • 22 May 2022, Moscow, Russia: A woman venerates an icon at the Danilov monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).
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  • 15 May 2022, Paralimni, Cyprus: A woman congregant attends Sunday service is celebrated in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint George, Church of Cyprus, in Paralimni. The service is attended by participants in an Inter-Orthodox Pre-Assembly Consultation to the World Council of Churches’ 11th Assembly that brings together more than 50 delegates representing 20 Eastern and Oriental Orthodox member churches, in Cyprus on 9-16 May 2022.
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  • 28 March 2022, Arusha, Tanzania: A woman provides simultaneous interpretation of a sermon into sign language during morning devotion at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania offices in Arusha, Tanzania.
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  • 3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A woman reads the Bible during Sunday service at the Macedonia church in Palorinya refugee settlement, West Nile area of northern Uganda. Following the eruption of war in South Sudan, the Diocese of Kajo-Keji in the country’s Central Equatoria State, decided to move with some 350 congregants to seek refuge in neighboring Uganda. The diocese is since hosted under the auspices of the Diocesan office of the Anglican Church in Moyo, Uganda, and is able to continue to gather and worship as a congregation in the Palorinya settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 3 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A woman reads the Bible during Sunday service at the Macedonia church in Palorinya refugee settlement, West Nile area of northern Uganda. Following the eruption of war in South Sudan, the Diocese of Kajo-Keji in the country’s Central Equatoria State, decided to move with some 350 congregants to seek refuge in neighboring Uganda. The diocese is since hosted under the auspices of the Diocesan office of the Anglican Church in Moyo, Uganda, and is able to continue to gather and worship as a congregation in the Palorinya settlement. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Palorinya settlement, Obongi district, Uganda: A woman walks with her child through a tree plantation field in the Palorinya refugee settlement in the West Nile area of northern Uganda. The Palorinya refugee settlement, in Obongi district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 128,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. Palorinya is the second largest refugee settlement in Uganda. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 2 April 2022, Obongi district, Uganda: A woman holds a newborn child in her arms at the Iboa Health Centre, Obongi district of northern Uganda, where the Lutheran World Federation in collaboration with Medical Teams International provide support to malnourished refugee children and mothers.
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  • 2 April 2022, Adjumani district, Uganda: A woman waits for the ferry to take her over the Nile from Adjumani district east of the Nile to Obongi district west of the nile.
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: Nyandeng Lual, Dinca refugee from South Sudan, is a woman affairs leader in the Nyumanzi refugee settlement in Adjumani district, West Nile area of Uganda. The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 1 April 2022, Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani district, Uganda: A woman works at a sewing machine at a women's self-help group in Nyumanzi refugee settlement, Adjumani, Uganda. The Nyumanzi refugee settlement, in Adjumani district, West Nile area of northern Uganda, hosts more than 50,000 refugees, the majority of which arrived following the eruption of war in South Sudan in 2013. The refugees and host communities in the area receive support from the Lutheran World Federation World Service program in Uganda.
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  • 10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: A woman holds a name sign as she awaits Ukrainian refugees arriveing at the train station in Záhony, Hungary. A town of some 3,500 residents, Záhony has become a key border crossing for Ukrainians going to Hungary, particularly by train. Záhony residents support incoming refugees in a variety of ways, and a local high school has been repurposed to serve as a temporary centre for accommodation with a capacity for 250 refugees, as they pass through the town on their way onward into Hungary or other neighbouring countries. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary, to seek refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation.
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  • 10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: A woman holds a name sign as she awaits Ukrainian refugees arriveing at the train station in Záhony, Hungary. A town of some 3,500 residents, Záhony has become a key border crossing for Ukrainians going to Hungary, particularly by train. Záhony residents support incoming refugees in a variety of ways, and a local high school has been repurposed to serve as a temporary centre for accommodation with a capacity for 250 refugees, as they pass through the town on their way onward into Hungary or other neighbouring countries. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary, to seek refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation.
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  • 10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: A woman holds a name sign as she awaits Ukrainian refugees arriveing at the train station in Záhony, Hungary. A town of some 3,500 residents, Záhony has become a key border crossing for Ukrainians going to Hungary, particularly by train. Záhony residents support incoming refugees in a variety of ways, and a local high school has been repurposed to serve as a temporary centre for accommodation with a capacity for 250 refugees, as they pass through the town on their way onward into Hungary or other neighbouring countries. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary, to seek refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation.
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  • 10 March 2022, Záhony, Hungary: A woman walks with her children across the platform at Záhony train station in northeast Hungary. Ukrainian refugees arrive daily at the train station in Záhony, Hungary. A town of some 3,500 residents, Záhony has become a key border crossing for Ukrainians going to Hungary, particularly by train. Záhony residents support incoming refugees in a variety of ways, and a local high school has been repurposed to serve as a temporary centre for accommodation with a capacity for 250 refugees, as they pass through the town on their way onward into Hungary or other neighbouring countries. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 people have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary, to seek refuge from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation.
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  • 9 March 2022, Barabás, Hungary: A woman makes a bed at a Caritas Hungary support centre for incoming refugees from Ukraine in the small border crossing village of Barabás in northeast Hungary. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 refugees from Ukraine have fled across the border into neighbouring Hungary, where a range of church and civil society organizations are now mobilizing support, ranging from arranging accommodation, providing information and donating diapers for the children, sanitizers, hygiene supplies and other necessities for people on the move.
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  • 9 March 2022, Barabás, Hungary: A woman rests on a bed in a Caritas Hungary support centre for incoming refugees from Ukraine, as Cardinal Michael Czerny, coordinator of the Roman Catholic Church's response to the Ukraine refugee crisis, pays the centre a visit. Following the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, more than 200,000 refugees from Ukraine have fled across the border into neighbouring Hungary, where a range of church and civil society organizations are now mobilizing support, ranging from arranging accommodation, providing information and donating diapers for the children, sanitizers, hygiene supplies and other necessities for people on the move.
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  • 7 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: A woman smiles as she picks up food and other supplies offered by the International Red Cross, at Nyugati station in Budapest. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the Nyugati train station in Budapest has become a central entry point for refugees arriving by train from the Ukrainian border areas in northeast Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees, including support in arranging free accommodation, tickets for onward travel, as well as necessary items such as snacks and food, diapers for the children, clothes and basic medical supplies.
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  • 7 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: A woman carries her child across the platform at Nyugati station in Budapest. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the Nyugati train station in Budapest has become a central entry point for refugees arriving by train from the Ukrainian border areas in northeast Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees, including support in arranging free accommodation, tickets for onward travel, as well as necessary items such as snacks and food, diapers for the children, clothes and basic medical supplies.
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  • 7 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: A woman carries her child across the platform at Nyugati station in Budapest. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, the Nyugati train station in Budapest has become a central entry point for refugees arriving by train from the Ukrainian border areas in northeast Hungary. At the station, a range of civil society organisations and other volunteers offer support to incoming refugees, including support in arranging free accommodation, tickets for onward travel, as well as necessary items such as snacks and food, diapers for the children, clothes and basic medical supplies.
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  • 6 March 2022, Budapest, Hungary: A woman folds her hands in prayer, as on 6 March, hundreds of people gather for a charity concert organised at the Lutheran church at Deák tér in Budapest, to mobilise support for the work for the hundreds of thousands of refugees who have crossed the border from Ukraine into Hungary in the past few days — fleeing the atrocities of war, since Russia military forces began its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022.
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  • 12 March, 2022, Liptovský Hrádok, Slovakia: Ukrainian refugee woman Natalia from Dnipro folds her hands as she and a group of other refugees share a cup of coffee and tea together at the Janoskov Dom ('House of the bishop Janoska'). The house Janoskov Dom belongs to the Liptovský Hrádok congregation and has up to now been used for conferences and youth camps, among other things, but now is being repurposed to provide shelter and accommodation for refugee families fleeing war in Ukraine.  Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have crossed the border into Slovakia in search of refuge, and many are being hosted by local parishes around Slovakia, until they can find more permanent accommodation.
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  • 12 March, 2022, Liptovský Hrádok, Slovakia: Ukrainian refugee woman Angelina from Dnipro, Ukraine, laughs at a joke at the Janoskov Dom ('House of the bishop Janoska'). The house Janoskov Dom belongs to the Liptovský Hrádok congregation and has up to now been used for conferences and youth camps, among other things, but now is being repurposed to provide shelter and accommodation for refugee families fleeing war in Ukraine.  Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have crossed the border into Slovakia in search of refuge, and many are being hosted by local parishes around Slovakia, until they can find more permanent accommodation.
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  • 12 March, 2022, Liptovský Hrádok, Slovakia: Ukrainian refugee woman Angelina from Dnipro, Ukraine (right) talks to friends at the Janoskov Dom ('House of the bishop Janoska'). The house Janoskov Dom belongs to the Liptovský Hrádok congregation and has up to now been used for conferences and youth camps, among other things, but now is being repurposed to provide shelter and accommodation for refugee families fleeing war in Ukraine.  Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have crossed the border into Slovakia in search of refuge, and many are being hosted by local parishes around Slovakia, until they can find more permanent accommodation.
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  • 12 March, 2022, Poprad, Slovakia: Ukrainian refugee woman Tatiana (Tanya) Radchuk, who together with her husband and their daughter fled from home in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine following the Russian invasion of the country. While the family wanted to stay and were long incredulous to the possibility of a war being immanent, when Russian missiles hitting the city started destroying houses in their own neighbourhood, they realised they had to flee. With support from the Red Cross, they made it to Vyšné Nemecké, the border crossing connecting Slovakia with the city of Uzhgorod in Ukraine, and found refuge in Slovakia.
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  • 12 March, 2022, Liptovský Hrádok, Slovakia: Ukrainian refugee woman Angelina from Dnipro, Ukraine at the Janoskov Dom ('House of the bishop Janoska'). The house Janoskov Dom belongs to the Liptovský Hrádok congregation and has up to now been used for conferences and youth camps, among other things, but now is being repurposed to provide shelter and accommodation for refugee families fleeing war in Ukraine.  Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have crossed the border into Slovakia in search of refuge, and many are being hosted by local parishes around Slovakia, until they can find more permanent accommodation.
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  • 12 March, 2022, Veľký Slavkov, Slovakia: Ukrainian refugee woman Lesia Drobot and her 1-year-old child Milana at a repurposed youth centre in Veľký Slavkov. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have crossed the border into Slovakia in search of refuge, and many are being hosted by local parishes around Slovakia, until they can find more permanent accommodation.
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  • 12 March, 2022, Veľký Slavkov, Slovakia: Ukrainian refugee woman Lesia Drobot and her 1-year-old child Milana at a repurposed youth centre in Veľký Slavkov. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have crossed the border into Slovakia in search of refuge, and many are being hosted by local parishes around Slovakia, until they can find more permanent accommodation.
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  • 17 March 2022, Siret, Romania: A woman stops to make a phonecall after passing through the Vama Siret border crossing, Romania. The Vama Siret border crossing connects northeast Romania with Ukraine. Located north of Siret and further in the south the city of Suceava, the crossing connects Romania with the Ukrainian village of Terebleche and further north the city of Chernivtsi. Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military starting on 24 February 2022, close to half a million refugees have fled across the Ukrainian border into Romania. In the past 24 hours, government figures indicate more than 50,000 people have crossed the border in search of refuge, an estimated 20 percent of whom are expected to stay in Romania, rather than transit into other European countries.
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  • 17 March 2022, Siret, Romania: A woman firefighter helps carry a young refugee child from Ukraine as he arrives at the Vama Siret border crossing, Romania. The Vama Siret border crossing connects northeast Romania with Ukraine. Located north of Siret and further in the south the city of Suceava, the crossing connects Romania with the Ukrainian village of Terebleche and further north the city of Chernivtsi. Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military starting on 24 February 2022, close to half a million refugees have fled across the Ukrainian border into Romania. In the past 24 hours, government figures indicate more than 50,000 people have crossed the border in search of refuge, an estimated 20 percent of whom are expected to stay in Romania, rather than transit into other European countries.
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  • 17 March 2022, Siret, Romania: A Ukrainian refugee woman receives a hot drink from a volunteer after passing through the Vama Siret border crossing, Romania. The Vama Siret border crossing connects northeast Romania with Ukraine. Located north of Siret and further in the south the city of Suceava, the crossing connects Romania with the Ukrainian village of Terebleche and further north the city of Chernivtsi. Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military starting on 24 February 2022, close to half a million refugees have fled across the Ukrainian border into Romania. In the past 24 hours, government figures indicate more than 50,000 people have crossed the border in search of refuge, an estimated 20 percent of whom are expected to stay in Romania, rather than transit into other European countries.
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  • 11 March 2022, Vyšné Nemecké, Slovakia: A Ukrainian refugee woman sits down to have a bowl of soup at a soup kitchen at the Vyšné Nemecké border crossing between Slovakia and Ukraine. The Vyšné Nemecké border crossing connects Slovakia with the city of Uzhgorod in Ukraine. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February, hundreds of thousands of refugees have crossed the border to Slovakia in search of refuge and shelter from war and an increasingly desperate humanitarian situation. The border crossing at Vyšné Nemecké sees up to some 10,000 refugees cross each day, with faith-based and humanitarian organisations providing immediate support to people as they come into Slovakia. Support onsite includes simple shelter and beds for resting, information services, coordination of onward travel into Slovakia and finding temporary accommodation there, medical and psychosocial support, food, drinks, toys for the children, hygiene items and other necessities.
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